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Background and Aim: Today, psychological diseases like so many diseases, have an old history. Clinical Information System of psychological diseases resulting from war is a part of the information management system of mental illnesses, due to the management of mental patients from the war. This study is aimed to compare information management of psychological diseases in American, Australia and England with Iran.

Methods and Materials: This research is a study. At first, the existing situation was studied in three Psychiatric Centers in Ahvaz and Tehran with the use of a cheek list. Then information system of psychological disease has been studied in elected countries and based on the need of our own country, proposing practical solutions for Iran.

Results: The results of this study showed that there was no a information system of psychological disease in Iran. Also, four factors of this system including (goals, content structure, informational elements, information registration criteria) are reviewed in four selective countries.

Discussion and Conclusion: The design and implementation of this system in psychiatric centers is recommended to set two main goals including quality control and cost control in Iran.

Background and Aim: The benefits of a unique computerized medical records and communication equipments is utilized to collect, storage, process, extract and relate to patient care information and management information. If this utilization is in accordance with the needs of managers and staff of medical records, many of the nation's health system problems will be dissolved. Information systems in health supply system by compiling, analyzing and publishing data provide utilization of information improve the health of the society. The purpose of this study is to investigate the process of clinical information systems in general hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences based on available clinical information system in these hospitals.

Materials and Methods: This descriptive study is an application study that conducted in order to determine the process of clinical information system in general hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences based on available clinical information in these hospitals. The required data have been collected by a valid and reliable questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data.

Results: With regard to the current condition and the importance of survey of the process of clinical information system in the studied hospitals, the authors provided the desired checklist in general hospitals with studying the related system in America, Australia and England countries, on the basis of country requirements in the form of clinical information system processes. We studied clinical information system processes in departments of admission, filling and retrieving, statistical and coding and also soft wares in this department.

Discussion and Conclusion: It is necessary to create a coordinated and integrated clinical information system with suitable process and empower experts in the field of proper use of data with regard to the position of information system in each organization and its fundamental role in the adoption of accurate policies. We found that relative frequency of clinical information system processes is more than 60% in this department and clinical information system elements was observed 75% in all the departments except admission.